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When Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murder, the presiding judge described the case as a "human tragedy of Shakespearean propor

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问题    When Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murder, the presiding judge described the case as a "human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions". 【F1】The Paralymyic (残奥会的) athlete’s fall from grace had followed a narrative arc that made this comparison appropriate: overcoming severe disability to reach "Olympian heights", falling in love with a beautiful model, and, in a coincidence that wouldn’t be out of place in one of Shakespeare’s plays, taking her life on Valentine’s Day. Mr. Pistorius’s tragic flaw manifested itself in an enthusiasm for guns.
   Mr. Pistorius’s case is, indeed, peculiarly Shakespearean. 【F2】But Justice Eric Leach, who delivered the judgment, is but one of a vast crowd who have turned to the playwright in times of legal need. Four years ago, Britain’s High Court evoked "King Lear" in a trial regarding a "menacing" joke on Twitter— they eventually overturned a conviction on the grounds that social-media users "are free to speak not what they ought to say, but what they feel". These examples illuminate and beautify, and make court proceedings user-friendly.
   【F3】Lawyers’ love of Shakespeare is appropriate given that more of his lines are devoted to discussing law than any other profession. (Some think his knowledge of the law was so detailed that the "real" Shakespeare must have been a lawyer.) The words of Shakespeare are likely to echo around courtrooms for decades to come. There are sensible reasons behind this; the University of Southampton, in line with recent studies, states that it offers the opportunity to study law through a literary perspective in order to "help law students to become more ethically shrewd practitioners". 【F4】A study argues that reading literary fiction makes people show empathy, challenge preconceptions, and be more flexible in their decisionmaking—all of which are, presumably, desirable in practitioners of the law. A literary sensibility enables lawyers to present clear, structured opinions and briefs.
   But what is it about the work of Shakespeare, in particular, that lends itself to legal quotation and reflection? One answer lies in Shakespeare’s status as an embodiment of high culture; citing him seeks to invest the judgment with credibility and invoke a sense of history. Another option is Shakespeare’s universality—everyone has either read, or claims to have read, plays like "Hamlet". 【F5】Either way, 400 years after the playwright’s death, Ben Jonson’s assessment is as true as ever Shakespeare’s plays and wisdom are "not of an age, but for all time".
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答案一项研究表明，阅读文学小说能够让人产生共鸣、挑战偏见以及更加灵活地做出决策——这些大概都是法律从业者所需要的。
解析 ①此句虽然较长，但结构清晰：主句为主谓宾结构，其中宾语是由that引导的从句充当。破折号后是起补充说明作用的非限定性定语从句。②宾语从句的主语是一个动名词短语(reading literary fiction)，后面有三个并列的宾语补足语。③破折号后which引导的非限定性定语从句是对前面主从复合句的解释说明，说明前句提到的内容是法律从业者值得具备的。
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